Parks in Greater St. Louis
Parks in Greater St. Louis are administered by a variety of state, county, and municipal authorities. The region also is home to Gateway Arch National Park, site of the Gateway Arch, the only National Memorial in the state of Missouri. Among the largest municipal parks is Forest Park, which is 1,293 acres (5.2 km2) and is located in the city of St. Louis, although both Greensfelder County Park and Creve Coeur Park in St. Louis County are larger, at 1,646 and 2,114 acres (6.7 and 8.6 km2) respectively. St. Louis County is also the location of two large state parks, Babler State Park with 3.8 square miles (9.8 km2) and Castlewood State Park with 2.8 square miles (7.3 km2). The largest state park in the region is Meramec State Park, located near Sullivan, Missouri, with 10.8 square miles (28 km2) of parkland.
Parks in the city of St. Louis[]
The city of St. Louis owns and maintains more than one hundred parks, ranging in size from 1,371 acres (5.5 km2) of Forest Park to less than 1-acre (4,000 m2). Parks are administered by the city of St. Louis Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry, the National Park Service, or a separate private board, such as Tower Grove Park, which is maintained by a Board of Commissioners but remains city property. The Compton Hill Reservoir Park, which is owned by the city and maintained by the St. Louis Water Division.
Name | Area (acres) | Created † | Location |
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Aboussie Park | .4 | 1981 | 38°36′07″N 90°12′51″W / 38.6019°N 90.2141°W |
♦ | 2.3 | − | 38°37′28″N 90°15′31″W / 38.6245°N 90.2586°W |
4.7 | 1995 | 38°33′07″N 90°15′55″W / 38.5520°N 90.2653°W | |
Aloe Plaza | 3.4 | 1931 | 38°37′48″N 90°12′28″W / 38.6299°N 90.2077°W |
1 | 1969 | 38°37′49″N 90°12′35″W / 38.6303°N 90.2098°W | |
2.8 | 1963 | 38°35′15″N 90°15′04″W / 38.5875°N 90.2512°W | |
4.4 | 1970 | 38°40′04″N 90°17′23″W / 38.6678°N 90.2898°W | |
3.4 | 1963 | 38°38′46″N 90°13′17″W / 38.6462°N 90.2213°W | |
13.2 | 1947 | 38°40′53″N 90°16′29″W / 38.6814°N 90.2746°W | |
Beckett Park | 3.3 | 1959 | 38°39′17″N 90°14′57″W / 38.6548°N 90.2492°W |
8.7 | 1908 | 38°33′40″N 90°14′30″W / 38.5611°N 90.2418°W | |
Benton Park | 14.3 | 1866 | 38°35′51″N 90°13′21″W / 38.5975°N 90.2225°W |
4.8 | 1945 | 38°37′05″N 90°16′41″W / 38.6180°N 90.2780°W | |
Blase Park ‡ | 112 | − | 38°44′31″N 90°12′04″W / 38.742°N 90.201°W |
3.2 | 1958 | 38°40′29″N 90°14′33″W / 38.6746°N 90.2424°W | |
Buder Park | 2.3 | 1912 | 38°37′17″N 90°13′30″W / 38.6213°N 90.2249°W |
6.2 | 1913 | 38°41′59″N 90°13′43″W / 38.6997°N 90.2286°W | |
2.1 | 1899 | 38°35′42″N 90°13′25″W / 38.5949°N 90.2236°W | |
Carondelet Park | 180 | 1929 | 38°33′45″N 90°15′53″W / 38.5625°N 90.2646°W |
1.7 | 1929 | 38°32′42″N 90°15′53″W / 38.5451°N 90.2647°W | |
6.3 | 1966 | 38°38′28″N 90°13′23″W / 38.6410°N 90.2230°W | |
3 | 1982 | 38°33′35″N 90°14′31″W / 38.5597°N 90.2420°W | |
8.9 | 1924 | 38°35′42″N 90°13′02″W / 38.5949°N 90.2172°W | |
Christy Park | 16.1 | 1910 | 38°34′55″N 90°16′36″W / 38.5820°N 90.2766°W |
2.8 | 2008 | 38°37′48″N 90°15′24″W / 38.6301°N 90.2568°W | |
Citygarden ‡‡ | 2.9 | − | 38°37′37″N 90°11′38″W / 38.627°N 90.194°W |
4.4 | 1912 | 38°36′51″N 90°17′30″W / 38.6141°N 90.2917°W | |
.5 | 1980 | 11th and Biddle | |
Compton Hill Reservoir Park †† | 36 | 1867 | 38°36′51.84″N 90°14′13.96″W / 38.6144000°N 90.2372111°W |
17.4 | 1908 | Carr and 20th | |
5.2 | 1938 | − | |
9.6 | 1951 | Lillian and Oriole | |
4.2 | 1979 | Eads and Ohio | |
Fairground Park | 131 | 1908 | 38°39′56″N 90°13′18″W / 38.6656°N 90.2217°W |
1.7 | 1979 | Michigan and Schirmer | |
4.3 | 1980 | 9th and Biddle | |
Forest Park | 1371 | 1876 | 38°38′20″N 90°17′05″W / 38.6389°N 90.2846°W |
Fountain Park | 1.5 | 1889 | 38°39′19″N 90°15′36″W / 38.6554°N 90.2599°W |
1.3 | 1976 | 14th and Warren | |
.7 | 1981 | Page and Union | |
Fox Park | 2.7 | 1917 | Iowa and Victor |
Francis Park | 60 | 1916 | Donovan and Eichelberger |
9 | 1926 | Donovan and Eichelberger | |
4.7 | 1915 | Mitchell and Prather | |
.9 | 1980 | Des Peres and DeBaliviere | |
2.3 | 1963 | Lynch and Salena | |
1.1 | 1970 | 8th and Market | |
5.4 | 1959 | Hodiamont and Catalpa | |
8.2 | 1812 | Louisiana and Miami | |
2.3 | 1842 | Cole and Shelby Place | |
1.3 | 2002 | − | |
12 | 1941 | Euclid and Ashland | |
16.3 | 1947 | 8700 N. Broadway | |
11.8 | 1947 | Blair and Salisbury | |
.7 | 1977 | Tucker and Martin Luther King | |
.7 | 1816 | 11th and Market | |
1 | 1932 | Tucker and Market | |
1 | 2007 | Olive and Washington | |
Kiener Plaza | 1.9 | 1962 | 6th and Broadway |
.6 | 1980 | Kingsbury and Westminster | |
3.2 | 1812 | Iowa and Gasconade | |
Lafayette Park | 30 | 1838 | 38°36′58″N 90°12′57″W / 38.6162°N 90.2157°W |
16.1 | 2000 | Kingshighway and Gravois | |
7.3 | 1958 | Tucker and Park | |
14.1 | 1947 | Jamieson and Pernod | |
1.1 | 1857 | 13th and Locust | |
3 | 1980 | Hamilton and Westminster | |
Lyon Park | 10.9 | 1868 | Broadway and Arsenal |
17 | 1915 | Osage and Minnesota | |
1.9 | 1982 | 6th and Market | |
3 | 1928 | Utah and Bent | |
Memorial Plaza | 11.3 | 1932 | 13th and Chestnut |
2.6 | 1937 | Tucker and Chouteau | |
.5 | 1924 | Minnesota and Hill | |
4.5 | 1925 | Broadway and Meremac | |
3.2 | 1812 | Michigan and Dakota | |
10.1 | 1962 | Cass and Hogan | |
O'Fallon Park | 127 | 1908 | 38°40′51″N 90°13′09″W / 38.6807°N 90.2193°W |
2.4 | 1968 | Hamilton and Maple | |
51 | 1910 | Kingshighway and Penrose | |
11.3 | 1961 | Cabanne and Belt | |
1 | 1986 | 12th and Market | |
1.5 | 1908 | 9th and Ann | |
8.1 | 1975 | DaBaliviere and Delmar | |
River Des Peres Park | 145 | 1926 | 38°34′59″N 90°18′43″W / 38.5830°N 90.3120°W |
10.8 | 1954 | Holly Hills and Germania | |
3 | 1945 | Spring and Market | |
1.1 | 1950 | Cabanne and Russell | |
St. Louis Place Park | 14.1 | 1850 | 38°39′02″N 90°12′17″W / 38.6505°N 90.2048°W |
3 | 1936 | Gamble and Glasgow | |
1.1 | 1981 | 11th and Market | |
22 | 1917 | Kingshighway and Martin Luther King | |
1.9 | 1908 | 7th and Soulard | |
1.7 | 1882 | Broadway and Courtois | |
* | − | − | − |
1.7 | 1924 | 13th and Palm | |
13.5 | 1915 | Sublette and Arsenal | |
1 | 1985 | Rutger and Ohio | |
5.6 | 1918 | Kennerly and Pendleton | |
4 | 1945 | Compton and Eads | |
1.1 | 1980 | Spring and Blaine | |
29 | 1957 | Hampton and Fyler | |
Tower Grove Park ± | 289 | 1868 | 38°36′24″N 90°15′30″W / 38.60654°N 90.25826°W |
1.4 | 1937 | Sarah and West Belle | |
2 | 2004 | Thekla and Riverview | |
1.1 | − | Vivian and Astra | |
2.3 | 1974 | Thrush and Lillian | |
13.5 | 1840 | 14th and Market | |
106 | 1947 | Hampton and Jamieson | |
3.3 | 1947 | Blair and Penrose | |
3.5 | 1906 | Leffingwell and Market | |
† Dates based on city ordinance date establishing park.[1] ♦ Adams Park (also known as Adams Playground) is owned by the city and maintained by the Adams Park Community Center. ‡ Blasé Park (formerly North Riverfront Park) is owned by the city and maintained by the St. Louis Water Division. ‡‡ Citygarden is owned by the city and maintained by the Gateway Foundation. †† Compton Hill Reservoir Park is owned by the city and maintained by the St. Louis Water Division. * Strauss Park is owned by the city and leased and maintained by Grand Center. ± Tower Grove Park is owned by the city and maintained by a separate Board of Commissioners of Tower Grove Park. |
Other parks[]
The city of St. Louis is also home to several public parks that are owned by other entities. Among these is , owned and maintained by CVC/Sports Authority, Gateway Arch National Park, owned and maintained by the National Park Service, , owned by the Bi-State Development Agency, and , owned and maintained by the National Park Service.
Parks in St. Louis County[]
St. Louis County owns and maintains more than forty parks, including playgrounds and nature preserves. It also operates several recreation centers, the Museum of Transportation, and the . In addition to parks owned by St. Louis County, several municipalities in the county also own and maintain their own park systems.
Name | Area (acres) | Region of St. Louis County† |
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199 | South | |
300 | North | |
9.3 | North | |
4.3 | South | |
Bohrer Park | 16 | South |
15 | North | |
Buder Park | 75 | South |
11 | North | |
Cliff Cave Park | 560 | South |
117 | South | |
Creve Coeur Park | 2,114 | West |
Ebsworth Park | 10.5 | West |
24 | North | |
Faust Park | 197 | West |
24 | North | |
Fort Bellefontaine Park | 305.6 | North |
Greensfelder County Park | 1,646 | West |
426 | South | |
4 | North | |
9 | North | |
Laumeier Sculpture Park | 105 | South |
22 | North | |
18.5 | South | |
Lone Elk County Park | 546 | West |
89 | West | |
6 | South | |
McDonnell Park | 133 | North |
2.7 | North | |
10 | South | |
Queeny Park | 564 | West |
Shaw Park | 30 | West |
188 | North | |
206 | South | |
245 | North | |
Stacy Park | 35 | West |
133 | North | |
98 | South | |
70 | South | |
Tilles Park | 75 | West |
140 | South | |
250 | North | |
West Tyson County Park | 670 | West |
160 | South | |
† Regions of St. Louis County as defined by the St. Louis County Parks and Recreation Department. |
State parks[]
Eleven Missouri state parks are in Greater St. Louis, and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources also operates several state historic sites in the region.[2]
Name | Area (acres) |
---|---|
Babler State Park | 2,441 |
Castlewood State Park | 1,818 |
Don Robinson State Park | 818 |
Hawn State Park | 4,954 |
Jones-Confluence Point State Park | 1,121 |
Meramec State Park | 6,896 |
Robertsville State Park | 1,224 |
Route 66 State Park | 419 |
St. Francois State Park | 2,734 |
St. Joe State Park | 8,243 |
Washington State Park | 2,148 |
References[]
- ^ "St. Louis City Parks". City of St. Louis. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
- ^ http://mostateparks.com/
External links[]
- Parks in St. Louis